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[v7,03/33] net: set name_assign_type in alloc_netdev()

Message ID 1404980258-30853-4-git-send-email-teg@jklm.no
State Changes Requested, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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Commit Message

Tom Gundersen July 10, 2014, 8:17 a.m. UTC 
Extend alloc_netdev{,_mq{,s}}() to take name_assign_type as argument, and convert
all users to pass NET_NAME_UNKNOWN.

Coccinelle patch:

@@
expression sizeof_priv, name, setup, txqs, rxqs, count;
@@

(
-alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, name, setup, txqs, rxqs)
+alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, setup, txqs, rxqs)
|
-alloc_netdev_mq(sizeof_priv, name, setup, count)
+alloc_netdev_mq(sizeof_priv, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, setup, count)
|
-alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, name, setup)
+alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, setup)
)

Signed-off-by: Tom Gundersen <teg@jklm.no>
Reviewed-by: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/firewire/net.c                              |  3 ++-
 drivers/hsi/clients/ssi_protocol.c                  |  2 +-
 drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_provider.c        |  2 +-
 drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c           |  4 ++--
 drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c                         |  3 ++-
 drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c                    |  3 ++-
 drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpnet.c                         |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c                         |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c                     |  2 +-
 drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c                      |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/caif/caif_spi.c                         |  4 ++--
 drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c                      |  2 +-
 drivers/net/can/dev.c                               |  2 +-
 drivers/net/can/slcan.c                             |  2 +-
 drivers/net/dummy.c                                 |  2 +-
 drivers/net/eql.c                                   |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/ethernet/8390/lib8390.c                 |  2 +-
 drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilegx.c                  |  4 ++--
 drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilepro.c                 |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c                        |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c                   |  2 +-
 drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c                     |  4 ++--
 drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c                       |  4 ++--
 drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c                      |  2 +-
 drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c                        |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c                          |  2 +-
 drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c                          |  2 +-
 drivers/net/ieee802154/fakehard.c                   |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/ifb.c                                   |  4 ++--
 drivers/net/loopback.c                              |  2 +-
 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c                       |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/slip/slip.c                             |  2 +-
 drivers/net/tun.c                                   |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c                        |  2 +-
 drivers/net/usb/hso.c                               |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/wan/dlci.c                              |  4 ++--
 drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c                              |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c                           |  5 +++--
 drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c                         |  4 ++--
 drivers/net/wan/sbni.c                              |  7 ++++---
 drivers/net/wan/sdla.c                              |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/wan/x25_asy.c                           |  4 ++--
 drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb.c                      |  2 +-
 drivers/net/wireless/airo.c                         |  5 +++--
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c          |  2 +-
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c           |  2 +-
 drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c                |  2 +-
 drivers/net/wireless/libertas/mesh.c                |  2 +-
 drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c               |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c             |  3 ++-
 drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c                 |  4 ++--
 drivers/s390/net/claw.c                             |  2 +-
 drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c                        |  6 ++++--
 drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c                          |  2 +-
 drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c                     |  6 ++++--
 drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c                     |  3 ++-
 drivers/staging/cxt1e1/linux.c                      |  3 ++-
 drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c                   |  2 +-
 drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c                 |  3 ++-
 drivers/staging/vt6655/wpactl.c                     |  3 ++-
 drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c              |  2 +-
 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c                                 |  5 ++---
 drivers/usb/gadget/f_phonet.c                       |  3 ++-
 include/linux/netdevice.h                           | 10 ++++++----
 net/802/fc.c                                        |  2 +-
 net/802/fddi.c                                      |  3 ++-
 net/802/hippi.c                                     |  3 ++-
 net/8021q/vlan.c                                    |  3 ++-
 net/appletalk/dev.c                                 |  3 ++-
 net/atm/br2684.c                                    |  4 ++--
 net/atm/clip.c                                      |  3 ++-
 net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c                     |  2 +-
 net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c                             |  3 ++-
 net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c                           |  5 +++--
 net/bridge/br_if.c                                  |  2 +-
 net/core/dev.c                                      |  2 ++
 net/core/rtnetlink.c                                |  4 ++--
 net/dsa/slave.c                                     |  4 ++--
 net/ethernet/eth.c                                  |  3 ++-
 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c                                |  2 +-
 net/ipv4/ipmr.c                                     |  2 +-
 net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c                                  |  6 ++++--
 net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c                               |  5 +++--
 net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c                                  |  4 ++--
 net/ipv6/ip6mr.c                                    |  2 +-
 net/ipv6/sit.c                                      |  4 +++-
 net/irda/irda_device.c                              |  3 ++-
 net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c                          |  2 +-
 net/l2tp/l2tp_eth.c                                 |  3 ++-
 net/mac80211/iface.c                                |  6 +++---
 net/mac802154/ieee802154_dev.c                      |  6 ++++--
 net/netrom/af_netrom.c                              |  2 +-
 net/openvswitch/vport-internal_dev.c                |  3 ++-
 net/phonet/pep-gprs.c                               |  2 +-
 net/rose/af_rose.c                                  |  2 +-
 net/sched/sch_teql.c                                |  4 ++--
 97 files changed, 180 insertions(+), 128 deletions(-)

Comments

Bjørn Mork July 10, 2014, 9:16 a.m. UTC | #1 
Tom Gundersen <teg@jklm.no> writes:

> diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
> index 5dc638c..f405e05 100644
> --- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
> +++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
> @@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ether_setup);
>  struct net_device *alloc_etherdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int txqs,
>  				      unsigned int rxqs)
>  {
> -	return alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", ether_setup, txqs, rxqs);
> +	return alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
> +				ether_setup, txqs, rxqs);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_etherdev_mqs);

I believe this chunk makes the rest of this exercise pretty pointless.

bjorn@nemi:/usr/local/src/git/linux$ git grep alloc_etherdev drivers/net/|wc -l
283

I don't care enough to go look, but I'd be surprised if none of those
drivers rename the device before registering it.


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Tom Gundersen July 10, 2014, 10:21 a.m. UTC | #2 
On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no> wrote:
> Tom Gundersen <teg@jklm.no> writes:
>
>> diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
>> index 5dc638c..f405e05 100644
>> --- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
>> +++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
>> @@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ether_setup);
>>  struct net_device *alloc_etherdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int txqs,
>>                                     unsigned int rxqs)
>>  {
>> -     return alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", ether_setup, txqs, rxqs);
>> +     return alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
>> +                             ether_setup, txqs, rxqs);
>>  }
>>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_etherdev_mqs);
>
> I believe this chunk makes the rest of this exercise pretty pointless.
>
> bjorn@nemi:/usr/local/src/git/linux$ git grep alloc_etherdev drivers/net/|wc -l
> 283
>
> I don't care enough to go look, but I'd be surprised if none of those
> drivers rename the device before registering it.

I did look for that, and I only found devices being renamed to the
same name assign type as eth%d (wlan%d, etc).

Cheers,

Tom
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Bjørn Mork July 10, 2014, 11:29 a.m. UTC | #3 
Tom Gundersen <teg@jklm.no> writes:
> On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no> wrote:
>> Tom Gundersen <teg@jklm.no> writes:
>>
>>> diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
>>> index 5dc638c..f405e05 100644
>>> --- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
>>> +++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
>>> @@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ether_setup);
>>>  struct net_device *alloc_etherdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int txqs,
>>>                                     unsigned int rxqs)
>>>  {
>>> -     return alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", ether_setup, txqs, rxqs);
>>> +     return alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
>>> +                             ether_setup, txqs, rxqs);
>>>  }
>>>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_etherdev_mqs);
>>
>> I believe this chunk makes the rest of this exercise pretty pointless.
>>
>> bjorn@nemi:/usr/local/src/git/linux$ git grep alloc_etherdev drivers/net/|wc -l
>> 283
>>
>> I don't care enough to go look, but I'd be surprised if none of those
>> drivers rename the device before registering it.
>
> I did look for that, and I only found devices being renamed to the
> same name assign type as eth%d (wlan%d, etc).

You explain the vlan patch as follows:

 "When deriving the name from the real device, inherit the assign type, otherwise
  set PREDICTABLE as the name will be uniquely determined by the VLANID."


How come the same doesn't apply here?:

struct net_device * hostap_add_interface(struct local_info *local,
                                         int type, int rtnl_locked,
                                         const char *prefix,
                                         const char *name)
{
        struct net_device *dev, *mdev;
        struct hostap_interface *iface;
        int ret;

        dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct hostap_interface));
        if (dev == NULL)
                return NULL;

        iface = netdev_priv(dev);
        iface->dev = dev;
        iface->local = local;
        iface->type = type;
        list_add(&iface->list, &local->hostap_interfaces);

        mdev = local->dev;
        eth_hw_addr_inherit(dev, mdev);
        dev->base_addr = mdev->base_addr;
        dev->irq = mdev->irq;
        dev->mem_start = mdev->mem_start;
        dev->mem_end = mdev->mem_end;

        hostap_setup_dev(dev, local, type);
        dev->destructor = free_netdev;

        sprintf(dev->name, "%s%s", prefix, name);
..

when this is called as

        dev = hostap_add_interface(local, HOSTAP_INTERFACE_WDS, rtnl_locked,
                                   local->ddev->name, "wds%d");

..
        local->apdev = hostap_add_interface(local, HOSTAP_INTERFACE_AP,
                                            rtnl_locked, local->ddev->name,
                                            "ap");
..
        local->stadev = hostap_add_interface(local, HOSTAP_INTERFACE_STA,
                                             rtnl_locked, local->ddev->name,
                                             "sta");


?

Yes, this is an exception.  But so are every instance of alloc_netdev
ending up with something different from NET_NAME_ENUM...

How much would this patchset reduce to if you just set
dev->name_assign_type = NET_NAME_UNKNOWN in alloc_netdev() and changed
it only in the few places where you actually *know* the name_assign_type?

My fear wrt this pathset is that the 'name_assign_type' will end up as
yet another useless field like 'addr_assign_type' and 'type'. There is
no way the kernel will be able to set these with 100% confidence, and
the value is therefore next to nothing.  If userspace is stupid enough
to trust them, then you end up with extremely hard to fix errors in the
cases where the driver/kernel guesswork is wrong.

Just one example of this, affecting the 'type': Huawei happens to use
the same device IDs for modems requiring userspace management (should
have a wwan_type) and modems with built-in management (should have a
default type).  So which 'type' should we choose for this device?
userspace can figure out by careful probing, but if it trusts the 'type'
set by the driver then it will get it wrong. The field provides no value
at all.

But if you limit the scope of the 'name_assign_type' patches to only
those cases where you actually have some information, then I guess it
might provide some value for userspace.


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Tom Gundersen July 10, 2014, 1:02 p.m. UTC | #4 
On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no> wrote:
> Tom Gundersen <teg@jklm.no> writes:
>> On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no> wrote:
>>> Tom Gundersen <teg@jklm.no> writes:
>>>
>>>> diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
>>>> index 5dc638c..f405e05 100644
>>>> --- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
>>>> +++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
>>>> @@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ether_setup);
>>>>  struct net_device *alloc_etherdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int txqs,
>>>>                                     unsigned int rxqs)
>>>>  {
>>>> -     return alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", ether_setup, txqs, rxqs);
>>>> +     return alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
>>>> +                             ether_setup, txqs, rxqs);
>>>>  }
>>>>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_etherdev_mqs);
>>>
>>> I believe this chunk makes the rest of this exercise pretty pointless.
>>>
>>> bjorn@nemi:/usr/local/src/git/linux$ git grep alloc_etherdev drivers/net/|wc -l
>>> 283
>>>
>>> I don't care enough to go look, but I'd be surprised if none of those
>>> drivers rename the device before registering it.
>>
>> I did look for that, and I only found devices being renamed to the
>> same name assign type as eth%d (wlan%d, etc).
>
> You explain the vlan patch as follows:
>
>  "When deriving the name from the real device, inherit the assign type, otherwise
>   set PREDICTABLE as the name will be uniquely determined by the VLANID."
>
>
> How come the same doesn't apply here?:
>
> struct net_device * hostap_add_interface(struct local_info *local,
>                                          int type, int rtnl_locked,
>                                          const char *prefix,
>                                          const char *name)
> {
>         struct net_device *dev, *mdev;
>         struct hostap_interface *iface;
>         int ret;
>
>         dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct hostap_interface));
>         if (dev == NULL)
>                 return NULL;
>
>         iface = netdev_priv(dev);
>         iface->dev = dev;
>         iface->local = local;
>         iface->type = type;
>         list_add(&iface->list, &local->hostap_interfaces);
>
>         mdev = local->dev;
>         eth_hw_addr_inherit(dev, mdev);
>         dev->base_addr = mdev->base_addr;
>         dev->irq = mdev->irq;
>         dev->mem_start = mdev->mem_start;
>         dev->mem_end = mdev->mem_end;
>
>         hostap_setup_dev(dev, local, type);
>         dev->destructor = free_netdev;
>
>         sprintf(dev->name, "%s%s", prefix, name);
> ..
>
> when this is called as
>
>         dev = hostap_add_interface(local, HOSTAP_INTERFACE_WDS, rtnl_locked,
>                                    local->ddev->name, "wds%d");
>
> ..
>         local->apdev = hostap_add_interface(local, HOSTAP_INTERFACE_AP,
>                                             rtnl_locked, local->ddev->name,
>                                             "ap");
> ..
>         local->stadev = hostap_add_interface(local, HOSTAP_INTERFACE_STA,
>                                              rtnl_locked, local->ddev->name,
>                                              "sta");
>
>
> ?
>
> Yes, this is an exception.  But so are every instance of alloc_netdev
> ending up with something different from NET_NAME_ENUM...

Indeed, I missed this case. And given I missed that one, you are
probably right there are others.

> How much would this patchset reduce to if you just set
> dev->name_assign_type = NET_NAME_UNKNOWN in alloc_netdev() and changed
> it only in the few places where you actually *know* the name_assign_type?

This is what David Herrmann's initial patch-set did. I do tend to
agree with David Miller that changing the alloc_netdev() API makes it
easier to review which cases we have covered, and which remain.

I agree that we should absolutely leave NET_NAME_UNKNOWN in the places
where we are not certain though.

> My fear wrt this pathset is that the 'name_assign_type' will end up as
> yet another useless field like 'addr_assign_type' and 'type'. There is
> no way the kernel will be able to set these with 100% confidence, and
> the value is therefore next to nothing.  If userspace is stupid enough
> to trust them, then you end up with extremely hard to fix errors in the
> cases where the driver/kernel guesswork is wrong.

Well, if the kernel doesn't know, then userspace certainly does not.
So I think the best thing we can do is to expose this information as
best we can from the kernel, and make userspace follow. That said, I'm
absolutely ok with the kernel exposing "don't know", and let userspace
deal with that as best they can (which probably means it will assume
the kernel name (or hwaddr) is useless and assign its own).

> Just one example of this, affecting the 'type': Huawei happens to use
> the same device IDs for modems requiring userspace management (should
> have a wwan_type) and modems with built-in management (should have a
> default type).  So which 'type' should we choose for this device?
> userspace can figure out by careful probing, but if it trusts the 'type'
> set by the driver then it will get it wrong. The field provides no value
> at all.

Sounds to me the kernel in this case should simply set some other type
indicating "don't know"?

> But if you limit the scope of the 'name_assign_type' patches to only
> those cases where you actually have some information, then I guess it
> might provide some value for userspace.

What I suggest to do is:

Leave NET_NAME_UNKNOWN in alloc_etherdev() (and any similar
constructs), but in the cases where we know that the final name set
before netdev_register() is some template, I'd still set this to
NET_NAME_ENUM as we do now to make it clear which cases have been
reviewed. So the patchset does not change much, but it would eliminate
any risk of false positives.

Does that sound reasonable to you?

Cheers,

Tom
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Bjørn Mork July 10, 2014, 1:27 p.m. UTC | #5 
Tom Gundersen <teg@jklm.no> writes:

> What I suggest to do is:
>
> Leave NET_NAME_UNKNOWN in alloc_etherdev() (and any similar
> constructs), but in the cases where we know that the final name set
> before netdev_register() is some template, I'd still set this to
> NET_NAME_ENUM as we do now to make it clear which cases have been
> reviewed. So the patchset does not change much, but it would eliminate
> any risk of false positives.
>
> Does that sound reasonable to you?

Yes, sure.  Although I'm not at all convinced about the value.  But I
don't need to be, as that is not for me to decide :-)



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diff mbox

Patch

diff --git a/drivers/firewire/net.c b/drivers/firewire/net.c
index c398645..2c68da1 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/net.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/net.c
@@ -1460,7 +1460,8 @@  static int fwnet_probe(struct fw_unit *unit,
 		goto have_dev;
 	}
 
-	net = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*dev), "firewire%d", fwnet_init_dev);
+	net = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*dev), "firewire%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   fwnet_init_dev);
 	if (net == NULL) {
 		mutex_unlock(&fwnet_device_mutex);
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/hsi/clients/ssi_protocol.c b/drivers/hsi/clients/ssi_protocol.c
index ce4be37..737fa2e 100644
--- a/drivers/hsi/clients/ssi_protocol.c
+++ b/drivers/hsi/clients/ssi_protocol.c
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@  static int ssi_protocol_probe(struct device *dev)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ssi->netdev = alloc_netdev(0, ifname, ssip_pn_setup);
+	ssi->netdev = alloc_netdev(0, ifname, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ssip_pn_setup);
 	if (!ssi->netdev) {
 		dev_err(dev, "No memory for netdev\n");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_provider.c
index 8af33cf..2d5cbf4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/c2_provider.c
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@  static struct net_device *c2_pseudo_netdev_init(struct c2_dev *c2dev)
 	/* change ethxxx to iwxxx */
 	strcpy(name, "iw");
 	strcat(name, &c2dev->netdev->name[3]);
-	netdev = alloc_netdev(0, name, setup);
+	netdev = alloc_netdev(0, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, setup);
 	if (!netdev) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "%s -  etherdev alloc failed",
 			__func__);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 5786a78..4e675f4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -1394,8 +1394,8 @@  struct ipoib_dev_priv *ipoib_intf_alloc(const char *name)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev((int) sizeof (struct ipoib_dev_priv), name,
-			   ipoib_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev((int)sizeof(struct ipoib_dev_priv), name,
+			   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ipoib_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c
index d9aebbc..c2ed624 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c
@@ -2588,7 +2588,8 @@  isdn_net_new(char *name, struct net_device *master)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "isdn_net: Could not allocate net-device\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	netdev->dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(isdn_net_local), name, _isdn_setup);
+	netdev->dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(isdn_net_local), name,
+				   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, _isdn_setup);
 	if (!netdev->dev) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "isdn_net: Could not allocate network device\n");
 		kfree(netdev);
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
index 8a86b30..059e611 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
@@ -1276,7 +1276,8 @@  static int dvb_net_add_if(struct dvb_net *dvbnet, u16 pid, u8 feedtype)
 	if ((if_num = get_if(dvbnet)) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	net = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct dvb_net_priv), "dvb", dvb_net_setup);
+	net = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct dvb_net_priv), "dvb",
+			   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, dvb_net_setup);
 	if (!net)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpnet.c b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpnet.c
index 3fac67a..557f978 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpnet.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpnet.c
@@ -544,7 +544,8 @@  xpnet_init(void)
 	 * use ether_setup() to init the majority of our device
 	 * structure and then override the necessary pieces.
 	 */
-	xpnet_device = alloc_netdev(0, XPNET_DEVICE_NAME, ether_setup);
+	xpnet_device = alloc_netdev(0, XPNET_DEVICE_NAME, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+				    ether_setup);
 	if (xpnet_device == NULL) {
 		kfree(xpnet_broadcast_partitions);
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c b/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c
index a956053..3b790de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arcnet/arcnet.c
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@  struct net_device *alloc_arcdev(const char *name)
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
 	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct arcnet_local),
-			   name && *name ? name : "arc%d", arcdev_setup);
+			   name && *name ? name : "arc%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   arcdev_setup);
 	if(dev) {
 		struct arcnet_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 		spin_lock_init(&lp->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 3a451b6..a2678fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -4440,7 +4440,7 @@  int bond_create(struct net *net, const char *name)
 	rtnl_lock();
 
 	bond_dev = alloc_netdev_mq(sizeof(struct bonding),
-				   name ? name : "bond%d",
+				   name ? name : "bond%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
 				   bond_setup, tx_queues);
 	if (!bond_dev) {
 		pr_err("%s: eek! can't alloc netdev!\n", name);
diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
index fc73865..27bbc56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@  static int ldisc_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	result = snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "cf%s", tty->name);
 	if (result >= IFNAMSIZ)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*ser), name, caifdev_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*ser), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   caifdev_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_spi.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_spi.c
index ff54c0e..72ea9ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_spi.c
@@ -730,8 +730,8 @@  int cfspi_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int res;
 	dev = (struct cfspi_dev *)pdev->dev.platform_data;
 
-	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct cfspi),
-			"cfspi%d", cfspi_setup);
+	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct cfspi), "cfspi%d",
+			    NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, cfspi_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
index 9856086..a5fefb9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@  static int cfv_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 
 	netdev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct cfv_info), cfv_netdev_name,
-			      cfv_netdev_setup);
+			      NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, cfv_netdev_setup);
 	if (!netdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev.c b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
index e318e87..9f91fcb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@  struct net_device *alloc_candev(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int echo_skb_max)
 	else
 		size = sizeof_priv;
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(size, "can%d", can_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(size, "can%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, can_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/slcan.c b/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
index ea4d4f1..acb5b92 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@  static struct slcan *slc_alloc(dev_t line)
 		return NULL;
 
 	sprintf(name, "slcan%d", i);
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*sl), name, slc_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*sl), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, slc_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dummy.c b/drivers/net/dummy.c
index 0932ffb..ff435fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dummy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dummy.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@  static int __init dummy_init_one(void)
 	struct net_device *dev_dummy;
 	int err;
 
-	dev_dummy = alloc_netdev(0, "dummy%d", dummy_setup);
+	dev_dummy = alloc_netdev(0, "dummy%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, dummy_setup);
 	if (!dev_dummy)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/eql.c b/drivers/net/eql.c
index 7a79b60..957e5c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/eql.c
+++ b/drivers/net/eql.c
@@ -585,7 +585,8 @@  static int __init eql_init_module(void)
 
 	pr_info("%s\n", version);
 
-	dev_eql = alloc_netdev(sizeof(equalizer_t), "eql", eql_setup);
+	dev_eql = alloc_netdev(sizeof(equalizer_t), "eql", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			       eql_setup);
 	if (!dev_eql)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/lib8390.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/lib8390.c
index 599311f..b96e885 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/lib8390.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/lib8390.c
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@  static void ethdev_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 static struct net_device *____alloc_ei_netdev(int size)
 {
 	return alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct ei_device) + size, "eth%d",
-				ethdev_setup);
+			    NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ethdev_setup);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilegx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilegx.c
index 4c70360..69557a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilegx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilegx.c
@@ -2201,8 +2201,8 @@  static void tile_net_dev_init(const char *name, const uint8_t *mac)
 	/* Allocate the device structure.  Normally, "name" is a
 	 * template, instantiated by register_netdev(), but not for us.
 	 */
-	dev = alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof(*priv), name, tile_net_setup,
-			       NR_CPUS, 1);
+	dev = alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof(*priv), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			       tile_net_setup, NR_CPUS, 1);
 	if (!dev) {
 		pr_err("alloc_netdev_mqs(%s) failed\n", name);
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilepro.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilepro.c
index e5a5c5d..88c7121 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilepro.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/tile/tilepro.c
@@ -2292,7 +2292,8 @@  static struct net_device *tile_net_dev_init(const char *name)
 	 * tile_net_setup(), and saves "name".  Normally, "name" is a
 	 * template, instantiated by register_netdev(), but not for us.
 	 */
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*priv), name, tile_net_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*priv), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   tile_net_setup);
 	if (!dev) {
 		pr_err("alloc_netdev(%s) failed\n", name);
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index 66e2b19..c3c4051 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -596,7 +596,8 @@  static int sixpack_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	if (tty->ops->write == NULL)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct sixpack), "sp%d", sp_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct sixpack), "sp%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   sp_setup);
 	if (!dev) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
index 484f77e..a98c153 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@  static int __init init_baycomepp(void)
 		struct net_device *dev;
 		
 		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct baycom_state), "bce%d",
-				   baycom_epp_dev_setup);
+				   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, baycom_epp_dev_setup);
 
 		if (!dev) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "bce%d : out of memory\n", i);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index d50b23c..c2894e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@  static int bpq_new_device(struct net_device *edev)
 	struct net_device *ndev;
 	struct bpqdev *bpq;
 
-	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct bpqdev), "bpq%d",
-			   bpq_setup);
+	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct bpqdev), "bpq%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			    bpq_setup);
 	if (!ndev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
index 6636022..0fad408 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@  static int __init setup_adapter(int card_base, int type, int n)
 	if (!info)
 		goto out;
 
-	info->dev[0] = alloc_netdev(0, "", dev_setup);
+	info->dev[0] = alloc_netdev(0, "", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, dev_setup);
 	if (!info->dev[0]) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "dmascc: "
 		       "could not allocate memory for %s at %#3x\n",
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@  static int __init setup_adapter(int card_base, int type, int n)
 		goto out1;
 	}
 
-	info->dev[1] = alloc_netdev(0, "", dev_setup);
+	info->dev[1] = alloc_netdev(0, "", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, dev_setup);
 	if (!info->dev[1]) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "dmascc: "
 		       "could not allocate memory for %s at %#3x\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c
index 5d78c1d..c67a272 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@  struct net_device *hdlcdrv_register(const struct hdlcdrv_ops *ops,
 	if (privsize < sizeof(struct hdlcdrv_state))
 		privsize = sizeof(struct hdlcdrv_state);
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(privsize, ifname, hdlcdrv_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(privsize, ifname, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, hdlcdrv_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
index 8a6c720..f990bb1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
@@ -734,7 +734,8 @@  static int mkiss_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	if (tty->ops->write == NULL)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct mkiss), "ax%d", ax_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct mkiss), "ax%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   ax_setup);
 	if (!dev) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
index 4bc6ee8..57be9e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@  static int scc_net_alloc(const char *name, struct scc_channel *scc)
 	int err;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(0, name, scc_net_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(0, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, scc_net_setup);
 	if (!dev) 
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
index 8190165..717433c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@  static int __init yam_init_driver(void)
 		sprintf(name, "yam%d", i);
 		
 		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct yam_port), name,
-				   yam_setup);
+				   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, yam_setup);
 		if (!dev) {
 			pr_err("yam: cannot allocate net device\n");
 			err = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakehard.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakehard.c
index 78f18be..9ce854f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakehard.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakehard.c
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@  static int ieee802154fake_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!phy)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct fakehard_priv), "hardwpan%d", ieee802154_fake_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct fakehard_priv), "hardwpan%d",
+			   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ieee802154_fake_setup);
 	if (!dev) {
 		wpan_phy_free(phy);
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ifb.c b/drivers/net/ifb.c
index 46a7790..d2d4a3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ifb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ifb.c
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@  static int __init ifb_init_one(int index)
 	struct ifb_private *dp;
 	int err;
 
-	dev_ifb = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct ifb_private),
-				 "ifb%d", ifb_setup);
+	dev_ifb = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct ifb_private), "ifb%d",
+			       NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ifb_setup);
 
 	if (!dev_ifb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index bb96409..8f22625 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@  static __net_init int loopback_net_init(struct net *net)
 	int err;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	dev = alloc_netdev(0, "lo", loopback_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(0, "lo", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, loopback_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index 91d6c12..5c002b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -2665,7 +2665,8 @@  ppp_create_interface(struct net *net, int unit, int *retp)
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 	int i;
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct ppp), "", ppp_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct ppp), "", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   ppp_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		goto out1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/slip/slip.c b/drivers/net/slip/slip.c
index 8752644..05387b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/slip/slip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/slip/slip.c
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@  static struct slip *sl_alloc(dev_t line)
 		return NULL;
 
 	sprintf(name, "sl%d", i);
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*sl), name, sl_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*sl), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, sl_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 98bad1f..acaaf67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1633,7 +1633,8 @@  static int tun_set_iff(struct net *net, struct file *file, struct ifreq *ifr)
 			name = ifr->ifr_name;
 
 		dev = alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof(struct tun_struct), name,
-				       tun_setup, queues, queues);
+				       NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, tun_setup, queues,
+				       queues);
 
 		if (!dev)
 			return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c
index 6358d42..2ec1500 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@  static int usbpn_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *i
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*pnd) + sizeof(pnd->urbs[0]) * rxq_size,
-				ifname, usbpn_setup);
+			   ifname, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, usbpn_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
index a3a0586..50b36b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
@@ -2520,7 +2520,8 @@  static struct hso_device *hso_create_net_device(struct usb_interface *interface,
 
 	/* allocate our network device, then we can put in our private data */
 	/* call hso_net_init to do the basic initialization */
-	net = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct hso_net), "hso%d", hso_net_init);
+	net = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct hso_net), "hso%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   hso_net_init);
 	if (!net) {
 		dev_err(&interface->dev, "Unable to create ethernet device\n");
 		goto exit;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/dlci.c b/drivers/net/wan/dlci.c
index 19f7cb2..a463613 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/dlci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/dlci.c
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@  static int dlci_add(struct dlci_add *dlci)
 		goto err1;
 
 	/* create device name */
-	master = alloc_netdev( sizeof(struct dlci_local), "dlci%d",
-			      dlci_setup);
+	master = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct dlci_local), "dlci%d",
+			      NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, dlci_setup);
 	if (!master) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c
index 9c33ca9..51f6cee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@  static void hdlc_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 struct net_device *alloc_hdlcdev(void *priv)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct hdlc_device), "hdlc%d", hdlc_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct hdlc_device), "hdlc%d",
+			   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, hdlc_setup);
 	if (dev)
 		dev_to_hdlc(dev)->priv = priv;
 	return dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
index 7c6cb4f3..7cc64ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
@@ -1075,10 +1075,11 @@  static int fr_add_pvc(struct net_device *frad, unsigned int dlci, int type)
 	used = pvc_is_used(pvc);
 
 	if (type == ARPHRD_ETHER) {
-		dev = alloc_netdev(0, "pvceth%d", ether_setup);
+		dev = alloc_netdev(0, "pvceth%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+				   ether_setup);
 		dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
 	} else
-		dev = alloc_netdev(0, "pvc%d", pvc_setup);
+		dev = alloc_netdev(0, "pvc%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, pvc_setup);
 
 	if (!dev) {
 		netdev_warn(frad, "Memory squeeze on fr_pvc()\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
index a33a46f..2f5eda8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@  static int lapbeth_new_device(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*lapbeth), "lapb%d", 
-			   lapbeth_setup);
+	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*lapbeth), "lapb%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			    lapbeth_setup);
 	if (!ndev)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/sbni.c b/drivers/net/wan/sbni.c
index 1b89ecf..758c4ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/sbni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/sbni.c
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@  int __init sbni_probe(int unit)
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	int err;
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct net_local), "sbni", sbni_devsetup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct net_local), "sbni",
+			   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, sbni_devsetup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1477,8 +1478,8 @@  int __init init_module( void )
 	int err;
 
 	while( num < SBNI_MAX_NUM_CARDS ) {
-		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct net_local), 
-				   "sbni%d", sbni_devsetup);
+		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct net_local), "sbni%d",
+				   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, sbni_devsetup);
 		if( !dev)
 			break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/sdla.c b/drivers/net/wan/sdla.c
index cdd45fb..421ac5f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/sdla.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/sdla.c
@@ -1631,7 +1631,8 @@  static int __init init_sdla(void)
 
 	printk("%s.\n", version);
 
-	sdla = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct frad_local), "sdla0", setup_sdla);
+	sdla = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct frad_local), "sdla0",
+			    NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, setup_sdla);
 	if (!sdla) 
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/x25_asy.c b/drivers/net/wan/x25_asy.c
index 5895f19..df6c073 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/x25_asy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/x25_asy.c
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@  static struct x25_asy *x25_asy_alloc(void)
 		char name[IFNAMSIZ];
 		sprintf(name, "x25asy%d", i);
 
-		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct x25_asy),
-				   name, x25_asy_setup);
+		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct x25_asy), name,
+				   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, x25_asy_setup);
 		if (!dev)
 			return NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb.c
index cd15a93..e7f5910 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@  int i2400mu_probe(struct usb_interface *iface,
 
 	/* Allocate instance [calls i2400m_netdev_setup() on it]. */
 	result = -ENOMEM;
-	net_dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*i2400mu), "wmx%d",
+	net_dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*i2400mu), "wmx%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
 			       i2400mu_netdev_setup);
 	if (net_dev == NULL) {
 		dev_err(dev, "no memory for network device instance\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
index 64747d4..29d8873 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
@@ -2685,7 +2685,8 @@  static struct net_device *init_wifidev(struct airo_info *ai,
 					struct net_device *ethdev)
 {
 	int err;
-	struct net_device *dev = alloc_netdev(0, "wifi%d", wifi_setup);
+	struct net_device *dev = alloc_netdev(0, "wifi%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+					      wifi_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 	dev->ml_priv = ethdev->ml_priv;
@@ -2785,7 +2786,7 @@  static struct net_device *_init_airo_card( unsigned short irq, int port,
 	CapabilityRid cap_rid;
 
 	/* Create the network device object. */
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*ai), "", ether_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*ai), "", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
 	if (!dev) {
 		airo_print_err("", "Couldn't alloc_etherdev");
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 0e26f4a..1c4ce8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -3636,7 +3636,7 @@  struct wireless_dev *ath6kl_interface_add(struct ath6kl *ar, const char *name,
 	struct net_device *ndev;
 	struct ath6kl_vif *vif;
 
-	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*vif), name, ether_setup);
+	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*vif), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
 	if (!ndev)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c
index 106b6dc..7afce6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@  void *wil_if_alloc(struct device *dev, void __iomem *csr)
 	ch = wdev->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_60GHZ]->channels;
 	cfg80211_chandef_create(&wdev->preset_chandef, ch, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
 
-	ndev = alloc_netdev(0, "wlan%d", ether_setup);
+	ndev = alloc_netdev(0, "wlan%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
 	if (!ndev) {
 		dev_err(dev, "alloc_netdev_mqs failed\n");
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
index 09dd8c1..2699441 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
@@ -808,7 +808,8 @@  struct brcmf_if *brcmf_add_if(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, s32 bssidx, s32 ifidx,
 	} else {
 		brcmf_dbg(INFO, "allocate netdev interface\n");
 		/* Allocate netdev, including space for private structure */
-		ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*ifp), name, ether_setup);
+		ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*ifp), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+				    ether_setup);
 		if (!ndev)
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
index 0c02f04..569b64e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@  struct lbs_private *lbs_add_card(void *card, struct device *dmdev)
 		goto err_wdev;
 	}
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(0, "wlan%d", ether_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(0, "wlan%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
 	if (!dev) {
 		dev_err(dmdev, "no memory for network device instance\n");
 		goto err_adapter;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/mesh.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/mesh.c
index 6fef746..01a67f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/mesh.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/mesh.c
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@  static int lbs_add_mesh(struct lbs_private *priv)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	mesh_dev = alloc_netdev(0, "msh%d", ether_setup);
+	mesh_dev = alloc_netdev(0, "msh%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
 	if (!mesh_dev) {
 		lbs_deb_mesh("init mshX device failed\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index a312c65..a000b22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -2679,7 +2679,8 @@  static int __init init_mac80211_hwsim(void)
 			goto out_free_radios;
 	}
 
-	hwsim_mon = alloc_netdev(0, "hwsim%d", hwsim_mon_setup);
+	hwsim_mon = alloc_netdev(0, "hwsim%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+				 hwsim_mon_setup);
 	if (hwsim_mon == NULL) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_free_radios;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index e95dec9..30e8fd9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -2263,7 +2263,8 @@  struct wireless_dev *mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	}
 
 	dev = alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof(struct mwifiex_private *), name,
-			       ether_setup, IEEE80211_NUM_ACS, 1);
+			       NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup,
+			       IEEE80211_NUM_ACS, 1);
 	if (!dev) {
 		wiphy_err(wiphy, "no memory available for netdevice\n");
 		priv->bss_mode = NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED;
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index 9e97c7c..793275d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@  struct xenvif *xenvif_alloc(struct device *parent, domid_t domid,
 	 * When the guest selects the desired number, it will be updated
 	 * via netif_set_real_num_*_queues().
 	 */
-	dev = alloc_netdev_mq(sizeof(struct xenvif), name, ether_setup,
-			      xenvif_max_queues);
+	dev = alloc_netdev_mq(sizeof(struct xenvif), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			      ether_setup, xenvif_max_queues);
 	if (dev == NULL) {
 		pr_warn("Could not allocate netdev for %s\n", name);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/claw.c b/drivers/s390/net/claw.c
index d837c3c..fbc6701 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/claw.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/claw.c
@@ -2915,7 +2915,7 @@  claw_new_device(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev)
 			"failed with error code %d\n", ret);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	dev = alloc_netdev(0,"claw%d",claw_init_netdevice);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(0, "claw%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, claw_init_netdevice);
 	if (!dev) {
 		dev_warn(&cgdev->dev,
 			"Activating the CLAW device failed\n");
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c
index 03b6ad0..e056dd4 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c
@@ -1137,9 +1137,11 @@  static struct net_device *ctcm_init_netdevice(struct ctcm_priv *priv)
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (IS_MPC(priv))
-		dev = alloc_netdev(0, MPC_DEVICE_GENE, ctcm_dev_setup);
+		dev = alloc_netdev(0, MPC_DEVICE_GENE, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+				   ctcm_dev_setup);
 	else
-		dev = alloc_netdev(0, CTC_DEVICE_GENE, ctcm_dev_setup);
+		dev = alloc_netdev(0, CTC_DEVICE_GENE, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+				   ctcm_dev_setup);
 
 	if (!dev) {
 		CTCM_DBF_TEXT_(ERROR, CTC_DBF_CRIT,
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c b/drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c
index ce16d1b..0a87809 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/netiucv.c
@@ -2015,7 +2015,7 @@  static struct net_device *netiucv_init_netdevice(char *username, char *userdata)
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
 	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct netiucv_priv), "iucv%d",
-			   netiucv_setup_netdevice);
+			   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, netiucv_setup_netdevice);
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 	rtnl_lock();
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index 5ef5b4f..c2679bf 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -952,10 +952,12 @@  static int qeth_l2_setup_netdev(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
 	switch (card->info.type) {
 	case QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD:
-		card->dev = alloc_netdev(0, "hsi%d", ether_setup);
+		card->dev = alloc_netdev(0, "hsi%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+					 ether_setup);
 		break;
 	case QETH_CARD_TYPE_OSN:
-		card->dev = alloc_netdev(0, "osn%d", ether_setup);
+		card->dev = alloc_netdev(0, "osn%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+					 ether_setup);
 		card->dev->flags |= IFF_NOARP;
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index 14e0b58..f8427a2 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -3287,7 +3287,8 @@  static int qeth_l3_setup_netdev(struct qeth_card *card)
 			}
 		}
 	} else if (card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD) {
-		card->dev = alloc_netdev(0, "hsi%d", ether_setup);
+		card->dev = alloc_netdev(0, "hsi%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+					 ether_setup);
 		if (!card->dev)
 			return -ENODEV;
 		card->dev->flags |= IFF_NOARP;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/linux.c b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/linux.c
index 09f3d5c..85d776b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/linux.c
@@ -917,7 +917,8 @@  c4_add_dev(hdw_info_t *hi, int brdno, unsigned long f0, unsigned long f1,
 	struct net_device *ndev;
 	ci_t       *ci;
 
-	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(ci_t), SBE_IFACETMPL, c4_setup);
+	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(ci_t), SBE_IFACETMPL, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			    c4_setup);
 	if (!ndev) {
 		pr_warning("%s: no memory for struct net_device !\n",
 			   hi->devname);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
index 64c55b9..c226852 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_lte.c
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@  int register_lte_device(struct phy_dev *phy_dev,
 
 		/* Allocate netdev */
 		net = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct nic), pdn_dev_name,
-				ether_setup);
+				   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
 		if (net == NULL) {
 			pr_err("alloc_netdev failed\n");
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c
index e5e5115..a9a6fc5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c
@@ -886,7 +886,8 @@  int register_wimax_device(struct phy_dev *phy_dev, struct device *pdev)
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*nic), "wm%d", ether_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*nic), "wm%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   ether_setup);
 
 	if (dev == NULL) {
 		pr_err("alloc_etherdev failed\n");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/wpactl.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/wpactl.c
index 8392d4d..0814bfd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/wpactl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/wpactl.c
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@  static int wpa_init_wpadev(PSDevice pDevice)
 	struct net_device *dev = pDevice->dev;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	pDevice->wpadev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(PSDevice), "vntwpa", wpadev_setup);
+	pDevice->wpadev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(PSDevice), "vntwpa",
+				       NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, wpadev_setup);
 	if (pDevice->wpadev == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c
index 00b186c..6c78f91 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@  int wlan_setup(wlandevice_t *wlandev, struct device *physdev)
 
 	/* Allocate and initialize the struct device */
 	netdev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct wireless_dev), "wlan%d",
-				ether_setup);
+			      NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
 	if (netdev == NULL) {
 		dev_err(physdev, "Failed to alloc netdev.\n");
 		wlan_free_wiphy(wiphy);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index 2ebe47b..cde3ab9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -2789,9 +2789,8 @@  static int gsm_create_network(struct gsm_dlci *dlci, struct gsm_netconfig *nc)
 	netname = "gsm%d";
 	if (nc->if_name[0] != '\0')
 		netname = nc->if_name;
-	net = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct gsm_mux_net),
-			netname,
-			gsm_mux_net_init);
+	net = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct gsm_mux_net), netname,
+			   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, gsm_mux_net_init);
 	if (!net) {
 		pr_err("alloc_netdev failed");
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_phonet.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_phonet.c
index f2b7817..b9cfc15 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_phonet.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_phonet.c
@@ -721,7 +721,8 @@  struct net_device *gphonet_setup_default(void)
 	struct phonet_port *port;
 
 	/* Create net device */
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*port), "upnlink%d", pn_net_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*port), "upnlink%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   pn_net_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 551e187..80d5f5f 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2989,13 +2989,15 @@  void ether_setup(struct net_device *dev);
 
 /* Support for loadable net-drivers */
 struct net_device *alloc_netdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
+				    unsigned char name_assign_type,
 				    void (*setup)(struct net_device *),
 				    unsigned int txqs, unsigned int rxqs);
-#define alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, name, setup) \
-	alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, name, setup, 1, 1)
+#define alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, name, name_assign_type, setup) \
+	alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, name, name_assign_type, setup, 1, 1)
 
-#define alloc_netdev_mq(sizeof_priv, name, setup, count) \
-	alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, name, setup, count, count)
+#define alloc_netdev_mq(sizeof_priv, name, name_assign_type, setup, count) \
+	alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, name, name_assign_type, setup, count, \
+			 count)
 
 int register_netdev(struct net_device *dev);
 void unregister_netdev(struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/net/802/fc.c b/net/802/fc.c
index 05eea6b..7c174b6 100644
--- a/net/802/fc.c
+++ b/net/802/fc.c
@@ -126,6 +126,6 @@  static void fc_setup(struct net_device *dev)
  */
 struct net_device *alloc_fcdev(int sizeof_priv)
 {
-	return alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, "fc%d", fc_setup);
+	return alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, "fc%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, fc_setup);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_fcdev);
diff --git a/net/802/fddi.c b/net/802/fddi.c
index 9cda4066..59e7346 100644
--- a/net/802/fddi.c
+++ b/net/802/fddi.c
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@  static void fddi_setup(struct net_device *dev)
  */
 struct net_device *alloc_fddidev(int sizeof_priv)
 {
-	return alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, "fddi%d", fddi_setup);
+	return alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, "fddi%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			    fddi_setup);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_fddidev);
 
diff --git a/net/802/hippi.c b/net/802/hippi.c
index 5ff2a71..2e03f82 100644
--- a/net/802/hippi.c
+++ b/net/802/hippi.c
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@  static void hippi_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 struct net_device *alloc_hippi_dev(int sizeof_priv)
 {
-	return alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, "hip%d", hippi_setup);
+	return alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, "hip%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			    hippi_setup);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_hippi_dev);
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index 44ebd5c..cba9c21 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@  static int register_vlan_device(struct net_device *real_dev, u16 vlan_id)
 		snprintf(name, IFNAMSIZ, "vlan%.4i", vlan_id);
 	}
 
-	new_dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct vlan_dev_priv), name, vlan_setup);
+	new_dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct vlan_dev_priv), name,
+			       NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, vlan_setup);
 
 	if (new_dev == NULL)
 		return -ENOBUFS;
diff --git a/net/appletalk/dev.c b/net/appletalk/dev.c
index 6c8016f..e4158b8 100644
--- a/net/appletalk/dev.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/dev.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@  static void ltalk_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 struct net_device *alloc_ltalkdev(int sizeof_priv)
 {
-	return alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, "lt%d", ltalk_setup);
+	return alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, "lt%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			    ltalk_setup);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_ltalkdev);
diff --git a/net/atm/br2684.c b/net/atm/br2684.c
index 403e71f..cc78538 100644
--- a/net/atm/br2684.c
+++ b/net/atm/br2684.c
@@ -682,8 +682,8 @@  static int br2684_create(void __user *arg)
 
 	netdev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct br2684_dev),
 			      ni.ifname[0] ? ni.ifname : "nas%d",
-			      (payload == p_routed) ?
-			      br2684_setup_routed : br2684_setup);
+			      NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			      (payload == p_routed) ? br2684_setup_routed : br2684_setup);
 	if (!netdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/net/atm/clip.c b/net/atm/clip.c
index ba291ce..4633904 100644
--- a/net/atm/clip.c
+++ b/net/atm/clip.c
@@ -520,7 +520,8 @@  static int clip_create(int number)
 			if (PRIV(dev)->number >= number)
 				number = PRIV(dev)->number + 1;
 	}
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct clip_priv), "", clip_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct clip_priv), "", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   clip_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	clip_priv = PRIV(dev);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index e7ee65d..d551e63 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@  struct net_device *batadv_softif_create(const char *name)
 	int ret;
 
 	soft_iface = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct batadv_priv), name,
-				  batadv_softif_init_early);
+				  NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, batadv_softif_init_early);
 	if (!soft_iface)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
index 8796ffa..faf96fc 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
@@ -732,7 +732,8 @@  int bt_6lowpan_add_conn(struct l2cap_conn *conn)
 	if (dev)
 		return add_peer_conn(conn, dev);
 
-	netdev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*dev), IFACE_NAME_TEMPLATE, netdev_setup);
+	netdev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*dev), IFACE_NAME_TEMPLATE,
+			      NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, netdev_setup);
 	if (!netdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c b/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
index a841d3e..85bcc21 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
@@ -538,8 +538,9 @@  int bnep_add_connection(struct bnep_connadd_req *req, struct socket *sock)
 
 	/* session struct allocated as private part of net_device */
 	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct bnep_session),
-				(*req->device) ? req->device : "bnep%d",
-				bnep_net_setup);
+			   (*req->device) ? req->device : "bnep%d",
+			   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   bnep_net_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index 3eca3fd..078d336 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@  int br_add_bridge(struct net *net, const char *name)
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	int res;
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct net_bridge), name,
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct net_bridge), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
 			   br_dev_setup);
 
 	if (!dev)
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 7765ec5..d4b01ef 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6456,6 +6456,7 @@  void netdev_freemem(struct net_device *dev)
  *	for each queue on the device.
  */
 struct net_device *alloc_netdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
+		unsigned char name_assign_type,
 		void (*setup)(struct net_device *),
 		unsigned int txqs, unsigned int rxqs)
 {
@@ -6534,6 +6535,7 @@  struct net_device *alloc_netdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
 #endif
 
 	strcpy(dev->name, name);
+	dev->name_assign_type = name_assign_type;
 	dev->group = INIT_NETDEV_GROUP;
 	if (!dev->ethtool_ops)
 		dev->ethtool_ops = &default_ethtool_ops;
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 1063996..899de40 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1823,8 +1823,8 @@  struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *net,
 		num_rx_queues = ops->get_num_rx_queues();
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	dev = alloc_netdev_mqs(ops->priv_size, ifname, ops->setup,
-			       num_tx_queues, num_rx_queues);
+	dev = alloc_netdev_mqs(ops->priv_size, ifname, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			       ops->setup, num_tx_queues, num_rx_queues);
 	if (!dev)
 		goto err;
 
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 64c5af0..45a1e34 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@  dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
 	struct dsa_slave_priv *p;
 	int ret;
 
-	slave_dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct dsa_slave_priv),
-				 name, ether_setup);
+	slave_dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct dsa_slave_priv), name,
+				 NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
 	if (slave_dev == NULL)
 		return slave_dev;
 
diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index 5dc638c..f405e05 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@  EXPORT_SYMBOL(ether_setup);
 struct net_device *alloc_etherdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int txqs,
 				      unsigned int rxqs)
 {
-	return alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", ether_setup, txqs, rxqs);
+	return alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+				ether_setup, txqs, rxqs);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_etherdev_mqs);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
index 54b6731..0157a7a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@  static struct net_device *__ip_tunnel_create(struct net *net,
 	}
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
-	dev = alloc_netdev(ops->priv_size, name, ops->setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(ops->priv_size, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ops->setup);
 	if (!dev) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto failed;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 65bcaa7..c803458 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@  static struct net_device *ipmr_reg_vif(struct net *net, struct mr_table *mrt)
 	else
 		sprintf(name, "pimreg%u", mrt->id);
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(0, name, reg_vif_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(0, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, reg_vif_setup);
 
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index 3873181..1b7acfb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@  static struct ip6_tnl *ip6gre_tunnel_locate(struct net *net,
 	else
 		strcpy(name, "ip6gre%d");
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*t), name, ip6gre_tunnel_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*t), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   ip6gre_tunnel_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -1323,7 +1324,8 @@  static int __net_init ip6gre_init_net(struct net *net)
 	int err;
 
 	ign->fb_tunnel_dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct ip6_tnl), "ip6gre0",
-					   ip6gre_tunnel_setup);
+					  NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+					  ip6gre_tunnel_setup);
 	if (!ign->fb_tunnel_dev) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_alloc_dev;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index afa0824..71bd2ad 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@  static struct ip6_tnl *ip6_tnl_create(struct net *net, struct __ip6_tnl_parm *p)
 	else
 		sprintf(name, "ip6tnl%%d");
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof (*t), name, ip6_tnl_dev_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*t), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   ip6_tnl_dev_setup);
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		goto failed;
 
@@ -1772,7 +1773,7 @@  static int __net_init ip6_tnl_init_net(struct net *net)
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	ip6n->fb_tnl_dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct ip6_tnl), "ip6tnl0",
-				      ip6_tnl_dev_setup);
+					NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ip6_tnl_dev_setup);
 
 	if (!ip6n->fb_tnl_dev)
 		goto err_alloc_dev;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
index 9aaa6bb..17ee4fc 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@  static struct ip6_tnl *vti6_tnl_create(struct net *net, struct __ip6_tnl_parm *p
 	else
 		sprintf(name, "ip6_vti%%d");
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*t), name, vti6_dev_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*t), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, vti6_dev_setup);
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		goto failed;
 
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@  static int __net_init vti6_init_net(struct net *net)
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	ip6n->fb_tnl_dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct ip6_tnl), "ip6_vti0",
-					vti6_dev_setup);
+					NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, vti6_dev_setup);
 
 	if (!ip6n->fb_tnl_dev)
 		goto err_alloc_dev;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index 8250474..f9a3fd3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@  static struct net_device *ip6mr_reg_vif(struct net *net, struct mr6_table *mrt)
 	else
 		sprintf(name, "pim6reg%u", mrt->id);
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(0, name, reg_vif_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(0, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, reg_vif_setup);
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index 4f40817..2e9ba03 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@  static struct ip_tunnel *ipip6_tunnel_locate(struct net *net,
 	else
 		strcpy(name, "sit%d");
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*t), name, ipip6_tunnel_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*t), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   ipip6_tunnel_setup);
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -1729,6 +1730,7 @@  static int __net_init sit_init_net(struct net *net)
 	sitn->tunnels[3] = sitn->tunnels_r_l;
 
 	sitn->fb_tunnel_dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct ip_tunnel), "sit0",
+					   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
 					   ipip6_tunnel_setup);
 	if (!sitn->fb_tunnel_dev) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/irda/irda_device.c b/net/irda/irda_device.c
index 365b895..9e0d909 100644
--- a/net/irda/irda_device.c
+++ b/net/irda/irda_device.c
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@  static void irda_device_setup(struct net_device *dev)
  */
 struct net_device *alloc_irdadev(int sizeof_priv)
 {
-	return alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, "irda%d", irda_device_setup);
+	return alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, "irda%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			    irda_device_setup);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_irdadev);
 
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
index ffcec22..dc13f1a 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@  static void irlan_eth_setup(struct net_device *dev)
  */
 struct net_device *alloc_irlandev(const char *name)
 {
-	return alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct irlan_cb), name,
+	return alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct irlan_cb), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
 			    irlan_eth_setup);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_eth.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_eth.c
index 76125c5..edb78e6 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_eth.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_eth.c
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@  static int l2tp_eth_create(struct net *net, u32 tunnel_id, u32 session_id, u32 p
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*priv), name, l2tp_eth_dev_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*priv), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+			   l2tp_eth_dev_setup);
 	if (!dev) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_del_session;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 388b863..036eebf 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -1623,9 +1623,9 @@  int ieee80211_if_add(struct ieee80211_local *local, const char *name,
 		if (local->hw.queues >= IEEE80211_NUM_ACS)
 			txqs = IEEE80211_NUM_ACS;
 
-		ndev = alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof(*sdata) +
-					local->hw.vif_data_size,
-					name, ieee80211_if_setup, txqs, 1);
+		ndev = alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof(*sdata) + local->hw.vif_data_size,
+					name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+					ieee80211_if_setup, txqs, 1);
 		if (!ndev)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		dev_net_set(ndev, wiphy_net(local->hw.wiphy));
diff --git a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_dev.c b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_dev.c
index 2cf66d8..1a79072 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_dev.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_dev.c
@@ -166,11 +166,13 @@  mac802154_add_iface(struct wpan_phy *phy, const char *name, int type)
 	switch (type) {
 	case IEEE802154_DEV_MONITOR:
 		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct mac802154_sub_if_data),
-				   name, mac802154_monitor_setup);
+				   name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+				   mac802154_monitor_setup);
 		break;
 	case IEEE802154_DEV_WPAN:
 		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct mac802154_sub_if_data),
-				   name, mac802154_wpan_setup);
+				   name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+				   mac802154_wpan_setup);
 		break;
 	default:
 		dev = NULL;
diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index ede50d1..71cf1bf 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@  static int __init nr_proto_init(void)
 		struct net_device *dev;
 
 		sprintf(name, "nr%d", i);
-		dev = alloc_netdev(0, name, nr_setup);
+		dev = alloc_netdev(0, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, nr_setup);
 		if (!dev) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "NET/ROM: nr_proto_init - unable to allocate device structure\n");
 			goto fail;
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-internal_dev.c b/net/openvswitch/vport-internal_dev.c
index 789af92..0a5e077 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-internal_dev.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-internal_dev.c
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@  static struct vport *internal_dev_create(const struct vport_parms *parms)
 	netdev_vport = netdev_vport_priv(vport);
 
 	netdev_vport->dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct internal_dev),
-					 parms->name, do_setup);
+					 parms->name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+					 do_setup);
 	if (!netdev_vport->dev) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto error_free_vport;
diff --git a/net/phonet/pep-gprs.c b/net/phonet/pep-gprs.c
index 66dc65e..e9a83a6 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pep-gprs.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pep-gprs.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@  int gprs_attach(struct sock *sk)
 		return -EINVAL; /* need packet boundaries */
 
 	/* Create net device */
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*gp), ifname, gprs_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*gp), ifname, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, gprs_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	gp = netdev_priv(dev);
diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index 8451c8c..a85c1a0 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@  static int __init rose_proto_init(void)
 		char name[IFNAMSIZ];
 
 		sprintf(name, "rose%d", i);
-		dev = alloc_netdev(0, name, rose_setup);
+		dev = alloc_netdev(0, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, rose_setup);
 		if (!dev) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "ROSE: rose_proto_init - unable to allocate memory\n");
 			rc = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_teql.c b/net/sched/sch_teql.c
index 4741671..bd33793 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_teql.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_teql.c
@@ -485,8 +485,8 @@  static int __init teql_init(void)
 		struct net_device *dev;
 		struct teql_master *master;
 
-		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct teql_master),
-				  "teql%d", teql_master_setup);
+		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct teql_master), "teql%d",
+				   NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, teql_master_setup);
 		if (!dev) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			break;